package com.thoughtworks.qdox.model;

import java.io.Serializable;

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/**
 * A {@link JavaClass} can have contain one of the following initializers:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>A static initializer declared in a class is executed when the class is initialized</li>
 *   <li>An instance initializer declared in a class is executed when an instance of the class is created</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * In code this would look like:
 * <pre>
 * public class Example {
 * 
 *  static {
 *    // static initializer
 *  }
 * 
 *  {
 *    // instance initializer
 *  }
 *  
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @author Robert Scholte
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface JavaInitializer extends Serializable
{
    boolean isStatic();
    
    String getBlockContent();
}
